Display-rack attachment.



E. B. WESTON. DISPLAY RACK ATTACHMENT.

ABPLIOATION FILED JAN. 11, 1907} THE NORRIS PETERS c'o., wnsumcrou, n. c.

Patented Apr; 13, 1909 EDWARD B. WESTON, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

DISPLAY-RACK ATTAGHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. WESTON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Dayton, county of Montgomery, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dis lay Rack Attachments, of which the fo owing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to attachments to be applied to racks, or shelves, upon which goods are displayed for the purpose of permitting the boxes or packages containing the goods to be drawn out, but held at the edge of the shelf, so that the lid or cover can be raised to remove the contents of the package without the necessity of removing the package entirely from the dis lay shelf.

The special purpose of my invention is to provide such attachments for use with cans or boxes, in which the lid is hinged to the can at the back, and in which the attachments can be readily and easily ap lied to the shelves and connected with the 'd, so that upon drawing out the can from the shelf, the lid may be opened and held open to ermit the ready removal of the contents of t e can while the can is held at the edge of the shelf.

My improvements relate more particularly to what mightbe called can lid attachments as distinguished from those in which the body of the box or can is held by the attachment.

It has been found that in those attachments that have been heretofore constructed, in which attachment has been secured to the lid that the strain on the hinge of the lid to the body of the can is such that these hinges are very frequently ruptured or broken away, and it is the purpose of my invention to provide a construction in which the strain of the attachment may be removed from the can lid or cover, so that the damage to the hinges is prevented.

A further purpose of the invention is to supply an attachment which can be readily secured in place on the display shelves without requiring any accurate adjustment, so that any one no matter how unskilled can apply the attachment, it being understood that the attachment is intended to be ap lied to shelves already in use in stores an the like, as well as for shelves as they are shipped from the factory.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 11, 1907.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 351,779.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved attachment removed from the can. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of a display rack showing the attachment applied to the can with the can drawn out for removal of its contents. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of the attachment and the can to which it is applied.

1 represents a part of a side standard, and 22 two of the shelves of any construction of display rack, and 3 a can such as is used ordinarily for the display of crackers, cakes and the like. These cans are usually made of tin with an inner flange 4 around the upper and inner edge of the body of the can and are provided with a flange lid 5 hinged in the rear at 6 to the can body.

7 is a flat metallic plate or bar formed with a shoulder 8 near the rear, and with its front end bent at right angles at 9, and curved at the bottom at 10 to engage the lower edge of the flange of the lid on the bead 11, which is usually formed along this lower edge to strengthen the lid. At the rear, the bar 7 is bent downward and is curved around the rod 13, so as to secure the rod to the bar but permit the attachment to shift laterally on the rod. This rod 13 extends across the back of the can and is provided with extensions 14, 14, extending forwardly along the side walls of the can, and upon these forward extensions the spring clips 15, 15 are secured. These spring clips are shaped to curve over the upper edge of the can body, and to be secured in place by engagement under the rim of the can. In the particular construction of can illustrated, this inner flange 4 is of some substantial width, and consequently the clips 15 are made to embrace this flange, and are provided with a bead 16 to engage under the flange on each side to hold the clips in place. The body of the clip is constructed of such thin metal that the lid can fit down over the cli s.

The attachment is secured to the shelf by the slotted plate 18, one of these plates being provided for each attachment. Plates are secured to the front edge of the shelf by a screw or in any suitable way, so that the slot 17 in the plate will be below the shelf, and the plates are secured at about the middle portion of the can to which the attachment is to be applied.

In fitting the attachment to the can, the lid of the can is raised, the connecting rod 13 placed across the back of the can immediately underneath the hinges, and the clips '15 are secured over the edge of the can. The

forward end of the bar 7 is then passed through the slot 17 in its plate 18, and the bar is then hooked with its front edge under the flange of the lid.

In securing the attachment to the can, and to the shelf, while the aim is to secure the parts at the middle portion of the can, no accurate adjustment is needed. The bar 7 can be shifted laterally to conform to the exact position of the slotted plate, by which it is held to the shelf. When the cans have been thus secured, and the can is drawn out,

" the lower end of the plate contacts with the shoulder 8, and the lid is drawn open into the position shown in Fi 2, the can itself being supported on the front edge of the shelf 2, as shown in Fig. 2.

With the construction as illustrated, the strain on drawing out the can is removed from the lid, inasmuch as the attachment is supported at the rear, not by the lid, but by the rod 13, which is secured by the clips 15 to the side edges of the body of the can.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letwith means for securing the rod to the body of the can.

2. In a display rack attachment, the combination with a display can, having a hinged lid, and a loop of metal secured to the front edge of the shelf of a strip of metal passing through said loop, secured to the front of the lid, and extending back to the rear of the can, rod extending across the rear of the can under the hinges of the lid, upon which rod the metal strip is hinged to slide laterally, said rod being bent to embrace the sides of the can, and clips to secure the rod over the rim of the can.

EDWARD B. WESTON. l/Vitnesses EAR-L H. TURNER, N. A. KEMP. 

